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Immunity, Infection and Evolution

Welcome to Immunity, Infection and Evolution!

To establish an internationally outstanding centre for cross-disciplinary research across the broad scope of infectious disease, capturing the full potential for synergy between molecular, genetic, mathematical and evolutionary biologists in addressing the major challenges in global health today.

A major review on drug resistance in eukaryotic microorganisms was published today in Nature Microbiology. It’s a result of a collaboration between researchers into infectious diseases ('Infectious Disease Research In Scotland' consortium) from four Scottish universities.

The review highlights how malaria, trypanosomes and Leishmania, as well as fungi, have evolved resistance to current therapies and suggests steps to understand and mitigate these resistance mechanisms.

The Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE), in collaboration with the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) and The Young Academy of Scotland (YAS) will host a series of exhibitions and interactive sessions on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).

Ambitious plans to transform the University of Edinburgh's campuses will be boosted by a £200million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced on Tuesday.

The loan, together with £100m from a US investment fund, will provide £300m of new investment capacity to support a range of building and refurbishment projects over the next 10 years. The investment will strengthen Edinburgh's reputation as a global leader in education and research.